Basics |
Overview | The first spawn was on Wednesday 7th of October 2020. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 130mm SL and the smallest female was at least 130mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 24 months old. The individuals were obtained from Private seller. |
Feeding | 1. | San francisco bay frozen brine shrimp (frozen) daily | | 2. | Omega One Frozen Bloodworms (frozen) daily | | 3. | Algae Wafers (dry / prepared) occasionally | | 4. | Hikari Carnivore Tablets (dry / prepared) daily | | 5. | Repashy Grub Pie (dry / prepared) occasionally | |
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Water Parameters (at time of spawning) |
pH | 7.00 to 7.20 |
Conductivity | 400µs to 500µs |
Temperature | 27.0°C to 28.0°C |
Current | Strong |
Other Water Params | Ph - 7.2
Nitrite - 0
Ammonia - 0
Nitrate - 40
Kh - 17.9 |
Aquarium |
Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1222mm x 363mm x 458mm (48.1" x 14.3" x 18") all Length x Width x Height. |
Furniture | Drift wood, rocks, breeding caves. |
Filtration | Aqua one Nautilus 800
Serenity Sponge filters
Ocean free smart 600L/hr. |
Lighting | Aqua one PlantGlo 90cm LED. |
Heating | Aqua one 150w and 100w. |
Breeding |
Behaviour | The usual trapping and hanging around caves was happening for about ten days. A few days later i found some eggs kicked out of the cave and i have them in a tumbler. |
Eggs | There were 70 yellow eggs laid which were 3.0mm in diameter. |
Time to hatch | 4 days Number: 55 Free swimming: 14 days |
Segregation | The eggs were kicked out after about 3 days of the male fanning them. I found them fast and tumbled them. A very big amount were good and hatched within 4 days. Since then i only lost one wriggler. They have been doing very well and soon i will swap them into a couple of breeder boxes. |
Fry sizes | 7 days: 8mm 14 days: 10mm 21 days: 12mm |
7 days | |
14 days | |
21 days | |
Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 15mm 3 months: 23mm 6 months: 56mm |
1 month | |
3 months | |
6 months | |
Fry and juvenile feeding | I am feeding mainly frozen bloodworm and sometimes repashy bottom scratcher and frozen brine shrimp. |